Verifying The Installation - Sun Microsystems GigabitEthernet/S 2.0 Installation And User Manual

5. Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit.
6. Connect Ethernet cables to the Sun GigabitEthernet/S adapter and to an Ethernet
network (850 nm, SX).

Verifying the Installation

After you have installed the Sun GigabitEthernet adapter, but before you boot your
system, perform the following tasks to verify the installation. Refer to the Solaris
Handbook for Sun Peripherals manual or your Solaris documentation for the detailed
instructions.
Note – Verification is not required if your system supports Dynamic
Reconfiguration (DR).
1. Power on the system, and when the banner appears, press Stop-A to interrupt the
boot process and to get to the ok prompt.
2. List the network devices on your system.
ok show-nets
The show-nets command lists the system devices. You should see the full path
name of the network device, similar to the example below:
a) /sbus@1f,0/network@1,100000
b) /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,hme@e,8c00000
q) NO SELECTION
Enter Selection, q to quit:
Note – If you do not see the device listed, check that the adapter is properly seated
and, if necessary, reinstall the adapter.
6 Sun GigabitEthernet/S 2.0 Adapter Installation and User's Guide • September 1998